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Aesculus hippocastanum 'Pyramidalis'

 
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Aesculus hippocastanum 'Pyramidalis' - pyramidal common horse-chestnut
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Common name: pyramidal common horse-chestnut
Family: Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
Distribution: Species native to s.e. Europe
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A large, deciduous shade tree, conical in habit while young; when mature more upright oval. Grows 70' tall and often as wide. Leaves consist of 5-7 leaflets attached to stout, gray stems. Older bark is fissured into plate-like scales. White flowers occur in May; each flower has a blotch that begins yellow then turns red. Light brown spiny capsules contain up to 2 seeds.
Links: RHS Horticultural Database • Trees and Shrubs Online

Locations

  • 1: BCA: BO31 (BO31) • Accession: D1994-1033.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: BCA: BO31 (BO31) • Accession: D1996-0105.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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